Thursday, September 21, 2017

FIRST TIMER’S DAEGU TRIP: RURAL EDITION (One-day itinerary)

FIRST TIMER’S DAEGU TRIP: RURAL
EDITION

10 days of
a“golden holiday”week and a perfect travel idea

#CHUSEOK
#추석#ADVENTURE
#RURAL_LIFE #FRIENDSHIP #BUCKET_LIST #KOREA

Daegu Travel’s first timer’s guide is back! We are
very excited to introduce you parts of Daegu that all locals love to visit but
not as many expats: rural parts of Daegu. One of the biggest charms of the city
is the fact that if you drive 30 minutes or so, green field and trees welcomes
you to its natural beauty. Today, we are going to take you to Gachang and
Cheongdo, two of the most-beloved regions by locals. Are you ready? Let’s’ head
over to Gachang now!

Our first stop is Hillcrest, a
recreation spot where you can try a zip-line, watch animals, ride a viking,
walk around herb garden and forest and more! Here you can get some actions with
one(or a few) of their 5 adventure courses such as Elsode, Gorilla, Kingkong,
Zip-line and even Kid’s courses. Hillcrest is a truly great place to immerse
yourself in nature while participating adventures and hand-on experience like
making a herbal candle. If you are lucky you will get to run into a rabbit
freely living there J One last
note: if you get to visit during foliage, don’t forget to walk along “Hong
Danpoong Gil(Red Foliage Road)” where you can appreciate picturesque autumn
scene. (To view pictures click here!)

Entry: 6,000won (You may purchase a ticket
for each attraction as you wish later on)

Gachang Jjinbbang St.

Before we are heading for our
lunch, let’s stop by at Gachang Jjinbbang St.! Who would resist a nice snack on
a road? The first jjinbbang(steamed bun with sweet bean paste) store opened
on this street in 2000 and now there are more than 10 stores on this 500 meter
long street. Gachang Jjinbbang is one of the top 3 things people would come to
their mind when they think of Gachang. Jjinbbang itself is a signature Korean winter
snack. Just boiling steam over pots can make us drool:P Store also sells
dumplings if you are a mandoo fan! I’d
definitely recommend you to try original Jjinbbang. You can ask a clerk to give
you “jjinbbang” One portion has usually 5 jjinbbangs in it. Feel free to stuff
yourself with this sweet by taking one portion by yourself or share it with
your friends if you are leaning more toward to dessert at our next destination!

Many cafes are located here
and there on the road in Gachang. Among them, I’d like to introduce you “L’USINE”
where you can enjoy a nice cup of espresso! If you are not a caffeine person,
you can enjoy their aid, herbal tea, smoothie, etc. They are also known for
their bakery menu such as croissant, tiramisu, and carrot cake. If you’d like
to stay outside and enjoy the nature view, you can go up to their rooftop
terrace. One thing people love about this café is their brown and black
interior and ulterior that fits harmoniously with nature around it.

Now off to Cheongdo Wine Tunnel! If you like Korean reality TV shows, you might recognize
this place. Since it was aired on 1 Night and 2 Days in 2016, more people come
here to enjoy Cheongdo’s unique wine made with persimmon. Cheongdo has a lot of
persimmon trees. People even make detour to see persimmon farms when they are
around the area in autumn. This is one of the most popular fruits in Korea,
especially among older generation who has fond memories about picking them off
from tree in falls. This is a rare opportunity to taste this special wine!

After all fun time we had
today, we deserve a nice dinner! Let’s head over to Cheongdo Market(청도시장) to get a famous jjimdak “Ongchigi” This place is
famous for its soy sauce based jjimdak. There is only one menu here: Ongchigi! It
comes in 3 size-small(22,000won) medium(32,000won) and large(42,000won). Approximately,
small can serve two people, medium 3, and large 4 people. A secret to enjoy
this dish is to eat it with kimbab or mix rice with the sauce! Many people
claim that sweet and spicy flavor is very addictive. If you are not good at
handling spiciness, you can level down it when you order.